Operations Director

NatureBridge

Operations Director overseeing program logistics for NatureBridge, providing environmental science education experiences in National Parks. Leading operational logistics and ensuring excellent customer experience.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeManassas • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $60,000 - $63,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage program logistics prior to and during program implementation
Create and manage schedules for educators, administrative educators, and support staff
Ensure program managers have information to troubleshoot during program implementation
Create and manage group lists for ESCI and Camp
Maintain arrival and departure spreadsheets for Camp
Assign campus resources including lodging and meal shifts for ESCI
Administer, maintain and update all operations-owned documents and planning paperwork
Manage relationships with vendors including all contracted food, transportation, and guest presenters
Prepare teachers and students for their environmental science (ESCI) experience and campers and guardians for their Forest Camp (FC) experience
Greet and support all arriving school groups and attending coordinators during program seasons
Collaborate with education department to train and mentor educators serving as Site Managers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of four years of applicable experience in outdoor education and/or camps
Bachelor’s degree in recreation management, nonprofit management, hospitality, or related field, or equivalent experience
Understanding of summer camp programming and logistics and dedication to positive camper and family experience
Thorough, decisive, with strong analytical ability and good judgment; excellent time management and record keeping skills; attention to detail essential
Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion in the workplace
Effective communication skills; ability to speak and write effectively for diverse groups of customers, employees and partners; Ability to speak, read and write in English required
Demonstrated experience managing risk in the outdoors
Current Wilderness First Responder, CPR, Servsafe, and VA MAT certifications or willingness to obtain training shortly after being hired
Valid and current driver’s license necessary

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Option for a 403b retirement plan with employer match after 1000 hours of work
Generous paid vacation, training days and sick leave
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

program logistics managementschedule managementoperations document administrationrisk managementrecord keepinganalytical abilitytime managementattention to detail

Soft Skills

effective communicationcollaborationmentoringdecisivenesscommitment to equity and inclusion

Certifications

Wilderness First ResponderCPRServsafeVA MAT